Core MU NURS 615: Advanced Pharm - Chapter 25 Exam |100% Correct Answers| VERIFIED!!!

Core MU NURS 615: Advanced Pharm - Chapter 25 Exam |100% Correct Answers| VERIFIED!!! Henry presents to the clinic with a significantly swollen, painful great toe and is diagnosed with gout. What would be the best treatment? *Ans* low-dose colchicine (1.2 mg first, then 0.6 mg after 1 hour) Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes *Ans* it always causes some degree of diarrhea Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking allopurinol includes *Ans* BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education includes *Ans* consuming a high-calcium diet Sallie has been taking 10 mg per day of prednisone for the past six months. She should be assessed for *Ans* osteoporosis Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely need a second prescription for *Ans* omeprazole, a PPI to prevent peptic ulcer disease